Zara
This coverage explores Zara’s role and strategy within the UK retail sector, highlighting store operations, product launches, marketing initiatives, sustainability efforts, and leadership decisions. Reporting provides insight into how Zara responds to consumer trends and competitive pressures — offering valuable context for executives, managers, and professionals in fashion, merchandising, and retail operations.
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Sep- 2025 -23 SeptemberClothing & Shoes
Urban Outfitters to open first Trafford Centre store in October
Urban Outfitters will open its first store at the Trafford Centre on 2 October. The 7,500 sq ft unit will be located on Upper Peel Avenue and will stock in-house brands, global labels, hand-picked vintage items and homeware. Kate Pearson, director of portfolio leasing at Pradera Lateral, said: “We are…
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16 SeptemberFeatures
Why Inditex is betting on speed while rivals retract
Fashion retail is in a moment of reckoning. Inflation, freight costs and currency headwinds are pressuring margins across the board, while digital disruption continues to reshape how consumers shop. Many players have responded by scaling back their physical footprint, trimming overheads, or leaning heavily into online channels. But Inditex, the…
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10 SeptemberClothing & Shoes
Inditex HY profits edge up to €2.8bn
Inditex, the parent company of fashion brands Zara, Bershka and Stradivarius, has reported that revenues rose 1.6% year-on-year to €18.4bn (£15.9bn) in the six months to 31 July, with net income up 0.8% to €2.8bn (£2.42bn). Constant currency revenues jumped by 5.1% during the period, while gross profits inched up…
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Aug- 2025 -21 AugustFeatures
River Island’s predicament: High Court rescue buys time, not certainty
River Island has won a crucial lifeline after a High Court judge sanctioned its restructuring plan, allowing the embattled fashion retailer to push ahead with sweeping store closures, deep rent cuts, and a debt write-off. The ruling came just days before the company warned it would run out of money…
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12 AugustShopping Centres
Søstrene Grene and Hollister to open new stores at Midsummer Place
Property investment group NewRiver has announced two new lettings at Midsummer Place in Milton Keynes, with the addition of Søstrene Grene and Hollister. Søstrene Grene will open its first Milton Keynes in August 2026. The Danish lifestyle brand has leased a 6,329 sq ft unit on a multi-year lease, and…
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11 AugustClothing & Shoes
Stradivarius opens first North East flagship store
Spanish fashion retailer Stradivarius has opened its first store in the North East at Metrocentre in Gateshead. The new branch, located in the Lower Red Mall next to Zara, stocks seasonal collections, denim ranges and accessories. This marks the regional debut for the Spanish fashion label, part of the Inditex…
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6 AugustClothing & Shoes
Zara censured over ‘unhealthily thin’ models in online ads
Fashion retailer Zara has been censured by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for using “unhealthily thin” models in two online product listings. According to the advertising watchdog, images on the brand’s website, which were displayed on 5 May, breached rules on social responsibility. The complaint focused on four ads showing…
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Jul- 2025 -8 JulyFeatures
Retailers vs. returns: is cracking down costing brands more than it’s saving?
Asos became wrapped up in another controversy in late June after the online giant, which shipped 67.2 million orders last year, confirmed it had closed the accounts of “a small number” of customers for returning more clothes than they kept. According to the retailer, this is in breach of its…
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Jun- 2025 -27 JuneFeatures
Has homeware become a fast fashion rite of passage?
This summer marks a bold new chapter in Primark’s retail journey, as the brand opens its first standalone Home store in Great Britain at Trafford Palazzo in Manchester. Following the success of its debut Home concept in Belfast, this 11,900 sq. ft, two-floor space aims to bring the full breadth…
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11 JuneClothing & Shoes
Zara owner Inditex sees sales slow in Q1
Zara owner Inditex has reported slower than expected sales growth in Q1, with sales up by 4.2% to €8.3bn (£7.06bn), down from the 7.1% rise seen last year, and falling short of analyst expectations of 5.3% growth. Over the period, profit before tax was flat at €1.7bn (£1.45bn), though gross…
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